Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-28


ARMY oRDERs.-On report of the retiring board,
the leave or absence OF Capt. Edward b. Rheem
has been extended until further orders. Capt
Henry p. Birmingham, assistant surgeon has been
relieved from duty on the Governors Island retir-
ing boaru, and Cot ChaS. sutherland, surgeon. has
Deen ordered TO succeed him oG the board First
Lieut. JaS. v. = Paddock 9Th cavalry, has been re-
neved from duty at Fort LeayenwOrth, Kansas
ana az ordered TO join hiStroops. The superintendent
oi lhe recruiting service has been ordered to send
thlrty recruits to the department OF the Platte.
NAVAL OKDERs-Passed Assistant Surgeon A.
st. G. Russell has been ordered to duty at the
Naval Academy. Assistant Surgeon " G. B.
Means has been ordered to examination for pro-
motion. Ensign Jno. r.. BliSh has been detached
from the Naval Academy and ordered TO the
Ranger. Passed Assistant surgeon Richard Ash
bridge, relieved from duty at the Naval Academy
and placed on waiting orders. Leave Of absence
mas been granted Medical Inspector JnO. c. Spear
until July next, with permission to leave the
United states.
THE CONTRACT for the Stone-wOrk OF the new
Government building at Pittsburg has been taken
from A. VI. MCGOWAN, OF Washington, by the
Treasury, because he failed to meet the require
mentS, and IL will be completed by the Govern
ment- The contract price was 900. and If it
shall cost more than thIt sum Mr.. McGowan will
be held responsible for the excess
THE NEW CRUIsERs--The new cruiser Chicago
is still at the Brooklyn navy-yard having her
machinery, which became heated during her dock
trial, adjusted. When that work is completed she
Will be sent out for her sea trial. The Boston Is
also at Brooklyn receiving her battery and
ordnance stores, and it Is not expected that she
will be ready for sea much before the 1st OF
December. The Atlanta is still with the North
Atlantic squadron and is at present at sea ON her
way from Philadelphia to Newport. She will be
kept at sea until the new steel gun circles that
being constructed TO replace the detective compO-
SltfOn circles are ready TO be placed in position.
She viii then be docked at the Brooklyn yard and
the change made. She VIII at the same time re-
ceiye a general oyerhauling.
The FOLLOWING DISTRICT MINISTERS are among
the candidates for the vacant Army chaplancy: j.
III. Bradford Congregational; c. j. Curtis, (col-
Ored), Episcopal; e. W. Gaines (cOOred), Baptist:
Geo. w. Hyde, Methodist Episcopal; Augustus
jackson. Protestant Episcopal; RObt. Johnson ST.,
(cOlored), Baptist S. 5. Mitchell; j. NJ. Z. McKee,
Episcopal, and Hugh Qulgley, Catholic There IS
also vacancy In the Navy corps OF chaplains-
DIED IN BALrIMoRE.-Edward T. Dunn, paymas-
ter-genera of the Navy retired, died yesterday in
Baltimore. He was born in this city and entered
the Navy, February ~, 1851. In 1887 and
1888 he took part In the South sea ex-
pioring expedition. During the Mexican war
Pacinc squadrons. From 1850 to 1863 he served
on the SlOop Mary, and from 1863 10 1865 was fleet
paymaster Oh the West Gulf biuckading squadron.
In 1865 he was appointed paymaster at Baltimore
made chief of the bureau OF provisions and cloth
ing. On March 3 1871, he became paymaSter-
general. He retired in 1873.
NAVAL CONSTRUCTOR Thos. E. Webb who is at
the head OF the list OF Naval constructors with
the relative rank OF captain, and is supertntend-
Ing The construction OF the new cruisers at
Cramps yards, has been ordered to appear before
medical board on account OF i'll health. Chief
Constructor Wilson stands next in The line OF pro-
motion